Campo de Gibraltar suffered 94.1% of last summer's forest fires in the province

Poniente winds and arson were the main problems

Near San Roque
(andaluciainformacion.es)

CAMPO DE GIBRALTAR -- Thirty separate forest fires burned 394.21 hectares of brushland in the Campo area last summer. There was at least one incident in six of the seven municipalities, the exception being La Línea. This is according to a recent report by INFOCA, the province's fire prevention unity. The province itself was impacted by a total of 69 fires, just over 6% of Andalucía's total. In terms of the whole province, most of the man-provoked fires happened in the Campo area, particularly in San Roque, where the annual arson count continues unabated. There was also an arson attack in the Rio de la Miel section of Algeciras and the perpetrator was arrested shortly after. In fact, arson is believed to be one of the main reasons the Campo de Gibraltar has neared the top of the list for annual forest fire incidents.